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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • azukapeter00@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ca ov" <ca_over@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 08:24:34 +0000
Subject: DEAR SIR/MADAM

NAME:BARRISTER, AZU PETER JNR,
LAGOS STATE CHAMBER OF JUSTICE
P.O BOX,138 IKE NWAOSI ESTATE
VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS.

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I wish you the best in life for you and your family, and I hope you will
receive this mail in good spirit and respond quickly with utmost secrecy and
confidentiality, I got your address through my professional relationship in
discharging my duties for my government, I am Barrister Azu Peter Jnr,an
Attorney to Mr Newman Smith, A solicitor at law. I am the personal attorney
to Mr Newman Smith, a foreigner who is an expertrate with Nigerian Oil
development.

My Client Mr Newman Smith, and his whole family of wife and 2 kids died in
bomb blast in lagos Nigeria on Sunday, 2 February, 2003. take a look at the
bellow website for you perusal.
<<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm>>
<<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm>>

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating his money and property left
behind before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Finance
Company where this huge deposit was lodged.Well, the deceased had the sum of
US$14.7 million dollars(Family Treasure) Saved with a Finance company. After
notification of the death of the deceased to the Finance Company,they issued
me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the Funds confisicated within
the next 72 days .
Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives,that is therefore
why I seek your consent to purporting you as the next of kin of the deceased
so that the proceeds of this Amount valued at US$14.7m dollars can be paid
to you as the bonafide approved Next of Kin by the Finance Company. If you
agree we can discuss the percentage you will have as compensation on your
involvement.

I have all necessary papers that can be used to back up the facts and claim
on the Fund Release. All I require is your honest, cooperation and Sincerity
to enable us see this deal go through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. please kindly contact me at my private mail box
(azukapeter00@excite.com)

Best regards,
Barrister Azu Peter Jnr

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